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Summary:

Interview with O. H. ("Ike") Harris, an attorney and a Republican member of the Texas Senate from Dallas, concerning his experiences and personal views as a member of the Texas Consitutional Convention in 1974. Harris discusses the need for constitutional revision, Price Daniel, Jr. as chairman of the Constitutional Convention, the Finance Committee, the right-to-work provision, and the failure of the Constituional Convention.

Author/Creator:

Harris, O. H., 1932-

Contributors:

Marcello, Ronald E.

Texas Political History Oral History Project

North Texas State University > Oral History Collection

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Oral history interview with O. H. Harris, 1974 December 23 [by Harris, O.H.]

Related Series:

Oral History; [volume] 275

Subjects:

Harris, O. H., 1932- — Oral history

Texas Legislature — Senate — Oral history

Texas Constitutional Convention (1974) — Oral history

Texas — Constitution — Oral history

Constitutions — Texas — Oral history

Constitutional conventions — Texas — Oral history

Legislation — Texas — Oral history

Legislators — Texas — Oral history

Texas — Politics and government — 1951- — Oral history

Genres:

Oral history — Examples

Political oral history — Examples

General Notes:

Interview conducted in 1974 for the Texas Political History Oral History Project. Interviewer: Dr. Ronald E. Marcello, Professor of History, North Texas State University.

Physical Description:

66 leaves ; 29 cm

Call Numbers:

OH 275

OCLC Numbers:

179897008